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The Best Day Ever!Preserved Visually on a Hand Scroll
Kim McHenry& Kim Nettleingham
Thanks to Kim Nettleingham
Start with some History…
Cave 285 at Mogao, Gansu Province, Early 6th centuryNarrative scenes from Jatakas: “Five Hundred Robbers” &
“Tale of the Hungry Tigress”
Historical Influences
South Wall, Scene of the Five Hundred RobbersCave 285, Mogao
Historical Influences
Admonitions of the Imperial Instructress (Lady Feng) to the Court Ladies
Painted Silk Handscroll by Gu Kaizhi, 4th century, Jin Dynasty
Historical Influences
Luoshenfu (Lymphs on the Luo River)Painter: Gu Kaizhi, Eastern Jin Dynasty, 344-406 CE
Figures in a landscape setting
Add a little science…
And a little Social Studies…
What do we have in American culture that relates to Chinese Hand Scrolls?
Modern Day Narratives
Comics
Graphic Novels
Scribes vs. Illustrators
Chinese and other ancient cultures used scribes. What is a scribe and what do they do?
Do you have a favorite book from your childhood? Who is the illustrator? Do you have a favorite illustrator?
Talking about Art History…
Verbally identify at least 2 similarities of and 2 differences between ancient Chinese scrolls and scribes and present day children’s books and illustrators
Chops
Make some ART!!!
Step 1 - Sketch
Step 2 – Trace on Fabric
Step 3 – Stretch, Resist & Dye
Step 4 – Readjust & Complete
Step 5 – Heat Set Fabric
Step 6 – Rinse & Dry
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